Response Of Tunnels Subjected To Seismic Conditions - Softcover

Hulagabali, Anand M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 365952106X ISBN 13: 9783659521065

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Tunnels are an integral part of the modern infrastructure used for subways, railways, highways and transport of water and sewage. Tunnels usually experience a lower rate of damage than the surface structures. However, some tunnels have experienced significant damage in large earthquakes, including the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake, the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan earthquake and the 1999 Kocaeli, Turkey earthquake. The tunnel failures during earthquakes are mainly due to the lack in moment capacity of the tunnel lining. The tunnels which are subjected to earthquake activity must withstand both seismic and static loading. Prediction of actual strain that could develop in the tunnel lining due to ground deformation and the stresses during earthquakes constitutes one of the important aspects of seismic response analysis of tunnels. The objective of the present study is to carry out seismic response analysis of the tunnel considering variations in the surrounding soil medium, thickness of the lining and length of the tunnel. One numerical example involving circular tunnel is considered for the seismic analysis. Pseudostatic and time history analyses are carried out using finite element method.

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About the Author:

He is a post graduate student in Geo-technical Engineering from Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat,Gujarat,India. He completed his graduation with Distinction from KLE's College of Engineering, Belgaum, Karnataka,India. He has published 15 research papers in various international journals and conference proceedings.

About this edition

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 365952106X
• ISBN 13: 9783659521065
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 68